...learned men who adhere to the scheme]... almost sinking under the weight of their packs, like peddlers among us; who when they met in the streets would lay...their implements, help each other to resume their burthens, and take their leave. But for short conversations a man may carry implements in his pockets...

...those sages almost sinking under the weight of their packs, like peddlers among us; who, when they meet in the streets would lay down their loads, open their...their implements, help each other to resume their burthens, and take their leave" (184). Swift's wonderful satire shows the absurdity of reducing language...

...have often beheld two of those sages,' says Gulliver, 'almost sinking under the weight of their packs, like pedlars among us; who, when they met in the streets,...their implements, help each other to resume their burthens, and take their leave.' Now, however otherwise he may have intended them, these silent philosophers...